Alternating Cable Shoulder Press

What it is

This exercise uses cables to strengthen your shoulders and triceps. You perform a push movement, pressing one side overhead at a time. It is a compound movement, engaging multiple joints. This helps build overall upper body strength.

Technique tips

• Set cables to their lowest point.
• Hold handles at shoulder height, palms forward.
• Keep your core braced and chest lifted throughout.
• Press one cable directly overhead with control.
• Pause briefly at the top of the movement.
• Return slowly and alternate to the other side.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.